Wittgenstein's Place in 20th Century Analytic Philosophy.

This text provides a unique and compelling account of Wittgenstein's impact upon twentieth century analytic philosophy, from its inception at the turn of the century to its subsequent decline.It locates Wittgenstein in his historical context, identifies his main achievements and contrasts his two philosophies with those of Frege and Russell, the Vienna Circle, and the leading figures of Oxford philosophy. The juxtaposition of Wittgenstein and Quine is the most detailed comparative survey yet undertaken. The major criticisms of Wittgenstein's later philosophy are evaluated.Lucid and accessible throughout, this volume will be a benchmark survey for all those interested in the history of philosophy in the twentieth century.
Preface.

Acknowledgements.
List of Abbreviations.
Chapter 1 The Background.
1. The Origins of Analytic Philosophy.
2. The Problem Settin Context of the Tractatus.
Chapter 2 The Achievement of the Tractatus.
3. Unquestioned Legacy.
4. Criticisms of Frege and Russell.
5. The Metaphysical Picture of the Relation of Thought, Lnguage and Reality.
6. The Positive Account of the Propositions of Logic.
7. The Critique of Metaphysics and the Conception of Future Philosophy as Analysis.
Chapter 3 The Impact of the Tractatus: The Vienna Circle.
8. The Vienna Circle.
9. Philosophy, analysis, and the scientific world-view.
10. The Demolition of Metaphysics.
11. Necessary, Propositions, Conventionalism and Consistent Empiricism.
12. The Priniciple of Verification.
13. The Unity of Science.
Chapter 4 The Interwar Years: Cambridge and Oxford.
14. Cambridge Between the Wars.
15. Wittgenstein in Cambridge.
16. Oxford Between the Wars.
Chapter 5 The Achievement of the Investigations.
17. The Hedgehog and the Fox.
18. The Repudiation of Analysis.
19. The Nature of Philosophy.
20. Metaphysics.
21. Philosophy of Language and the Unity of the Investigations.
22. Philosophical Psychology.
Chapter 6 Wittgenstein's Impact Upon Post-War Analytic Philosophy.
23. Publications and Pupils.
24. Philosophy at Oxford, 1945-70.
25. Wittgenstein and Post-war Philosophy at Oxford.
Chapter 7 Post-Positivism in the USA and Quine's Apostasy.
26. The Logical Positivists in America.
27. Quine and Wittgenstein: Similarity admidst Differences.
28. Quine and Logical Empiricism: the End of Analytic Philosophy.
29. Quine's Progress.
30. Quine and Wittgenstein: Differences Beneath Similarities.
Chapter 8 The Decline of Analytic Philosophy.
31. The Critical Backlash.
32. Criticisms of Wittgenstein.
33. The Aftermath.
Notes.
Index.